Book IV of Terrilian. In this barbaric land ruled by men, women are meant only to serve. But Terry, an empath-agent from an advanced interstellar society, owes her first allegiance to her masters from the stars and can never be ruled by any man - not even Tammad, the barbarian lord she has come to love. When she joins Tammad on a rescue mission to the distant female-dominated city of Vediaster, they do not foresee they are heading straight into trap that may claim both their lives. Can Terry's skills meet the challenge of the tyrant of Vediaster? Cover art by Ken Kelly.